The choice of the 40-year-old Green Party member leaves analysts and the media unsure over effects on the domestic Jewish community, anti-Semitism and Israel policy, among other things.
Who is Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s new foreign minister? Read More »
Angela Merkel lost her mandate as the party’s leader, in large part due to handling of the refugee crisis, and will not seek the chairmanship at the party’s conference in December.
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Some German federal states, cities, institutions and politicians have put word to action, and Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt have barred BDS-affiliates from receiving municipal funding and space. Nevertheless, anti-BDS activists say a country that should know better still has a long way to go.
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On June 9, 2018, Orit was a featured speaker at the “FrauenMarsch” in Berlin which protests Chancellor Merkel’s immigration policies. Her pro-Jewish speech was very well-received and brought many Germans to tears. Read it in English, here. Read it in German, here.
Orit to Germans: Don’t fail yourselves. Not again. Read More »
